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<H1>Environment variabales</H1>Under unix, environment variables are used to pass information to
programs to modify how they should run.  They are used for <A NAME=1 HREF=Customisation.html>customizing
www</A> for a particular user's requirements.<P>
See also:  VMS <A NAME=2 HREF=Installation_VMS.html#3>logical names</A>, VM/CMS <A NAME=0 HREF=GlobalV.html>globalv</A>.</A>